bar line

IPA/ˈbɑː laɪn/
IPA/ˈbɑːr laɪn/

bar line — 名詞

1. A vertical line drawn across a musical staff to show where one bar (a group of b

1.名詞B1
釋義

小節線

樂譜上分隔小節的垂直線條

A vertical line drawn across a musical staff to show where one bar (a group of beats) ends and the next bar begins.

例句

The music teacher drew a bar line on the board to separate two measures.

音樂老師在黑板上畫了一條小節線，分隔兩個小節。

countable noun: 'a bar line'

Sofia counted four beats, then added a bar line before writing the next measure.

Sofia 數了四拍，然後在寫下一個小節之前加了一條小節線。

同義詞
  • measure line

    Used mainly in American English; 'measure' is the US term for 'bar'

用法筆記

Often used in compound forms such as 'double bar line' (a thicker line marking the end of a section or piece) and 'final bar line' (a thin line followed by a thick line at the very end).

常見錯誤

❌Write a bar line of music.
✅Write a bar of music.
💡A bar line is the vertical dividing stroke, not the musical unit (the bar) itself.
❌The song has sixteen bar lines.
✅The song has sixteen bars.
💡A piece may have many bars but only one bar line between each pair of bars.